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Show SHEEP BUSINESS j ON AN UP-GRADE H. P. Ottosen and Paul Jensen, two of Rio Blanco county's leading sheep men, attended the buck sale at Salt Lake -'City last Friday. Both of these sheep men report an enthusiastic sale with plenty of bidding. The animals sold this year at the sale more than doubled doubl-ed the prices paid a year ago. Every buck was cleaned up this year while last year there were many that could not be ; sold at any price. The prices ranged from $14 for spring lamb bucks up to $450 for some of the fancy animals Both M. Ottosen and Mr. Jensen purchased some of this breeding stock for their herds in Colorado They were very optimistic regarding regard-ing sheep conditions since their last trip to Salt Lake. |